Psychological Assessment Flashcards

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Q

A drug test shows that an individual is positive for the use of drugs. It turned out that the person never really used any of it. This result could mean a:

A. True positive
B. True negative
C. False positive
D. False negative

A

Answer: C

False positive is a result which incorrectly indicates that a particular condition or attribute is present. The test predicted that the test taker did possess particular characteristics (in this case, drug use) but is not truly present.

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The researchers wanted to test if there is a significant difference among consumer liking across different energy drink brands. They provided four (4) energy drinks which also served as the four different treatment conditions. In this design, ___________________ is the most appropriate to use.

A. Correlation
B. One-way ANOVA
C. Two-way ANOVA
D. None of the above

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